Installing Vinyl Siding Finish Trim

Finally caulk all trim where it meets doors windows.

Installing vinyl siding finish trim.

Install j channels at doors and windows and under roof eaves and rakes. This works fine most of the time but always add a few blobs of caulking inside the bottom lip of the top course for extra security. Cut the trim so it is two channel widths longer than the opening s width. Surface preparation for vinyl siding installation securely nail all loose boards and wood trim and replace any rotted boards.

Begin installing the wall siding. To get all the benefits of vinyl siding ensure proper installation. Install the tops first then the sides and then the bottoms of the window surrounds. Architectural vinyl trim is made from pvc.

Apply any necessary insulation materials to the walls before you begin to install the siding. How to install vertical siding and how it varies from horizontal panel installation. For more information refer to page 25 of the vsi vinyl siding installation manual. The most common approach here is to install sill trim at the soffits rip down the top course of siding and crimp the siding so the sill trim holds it in place.

Video of the day volume 0. Measure and cut the lengths of siding so that each panel ends 1 4 inch 12 7 mm shy of the vertical trim pieces to allow for expansion. Install the siding panel making sure the lugs from the snap lock punch lock into the utility trim. The build up of old caulking interferes with the positioning of new trim for the siding.

Use the same tools you would have used for the vinyl installation on the side of the house. To finish gable ends trim the gables with j channel cut each length of siding to match the slope of the roof and nail the siding in place. Scrape away old caulking around windows and doors. It is offered in a variety lengths and widths in varying price points.

Along the tops install j channel trim with horizontal siding and base trim with vertical siding.